Thursday, December 3, 2009

Theme Thursday: Friend

There is nothing like a visit from an old friend. Last night, a college buddy of Brian's spent the night because he had been Philly that day on business. It was great watching the two of them fall right back into their easy going banter.

That happened to me this summer when I was up in Vermont visiting my mother. I told my friend, Mo, that I would be in Burlington but I probably wouldn't get a chance to see her. She lives 3 hours away in Brattleboro. So Mo got in her car with her daughter and they came up to spend the afternoon and have dinner. Although we don't talk a lot during our regular lives, I never ran our of things to say or talk with her about. Our daughters got along as well which really made me smile.

Another good college friend, Traci, flew up from LA to see me in San Francisco when I was there for my birthday last year. What a wonderful thing for her to do! We spent the day touring wineries in Napa valley with Brian and some other friends of ours who flew out to help me celebrate my birthday as well. Now, these other friends are buddies of Brian's from college so it was rather a mixed up college reunion you might say. As a result, Traci, my college friend is dating Steve, Brian's college friend which I find rather cool.

And lastly, I have this terrific friend Joe whom I met my junior year of high school. We met at a summer drama camp at Yale university and discovered we both lived in Vermont. Both of us ended up at the University of Vermont and we were almost inseparable our freshman year. He had to take a French class and I wrote his papers for him. Now, he comes down from New York City to see all my shows that stage manage and he even makes mixed CDs for me and my daughter.

When I went to college my mother said, "These are the friends you will have for the rest of your life." And, truer words were never spoken. Mo, Joe, and Traci have put up with me for over 20 years and the affection I feel for them cannot be put into words. So here's a video which I think says it all. For those of you who don't know, I LOVE The Supremes and in college, Mo, Traci and I would dress up and lip synch to The Supremes at theater events.




11 comments:

  1. sounds like you have some great friends there...i have a few like that myself that i would not give up for anything...happy tt!

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  2. I echo brian's sentiments. I have a friend I met in primary school and we still keep in touch despite living far apart. We pick up the phone and take up where last we let off. There aren't that many people one can do that with...

    Happy TT, Kate!

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  3. Thank you for coming by my blog...please stop by again...I'm getting a face lift! LOL!

    It was wonderful to hear about you friends.

    much love

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  4. Love your posts. I have some friends for life going back to the first day of 5th grade. I also have a few sisters and sis' in law that I count as very good friends and wouldn't trade for the world. Great post, sis.

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  5. Your mother was so right! You don't happen to have any pictures of you and your friends dressed as the Supremes do you? I've done those kinds of things with my friends and it is fantastic. Just as fantastic as those Napa wineries. I live about 3 hours north of Napa.

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  6. This is wonderful. I have some incredible friends...friends I couldn't live without (although on a day to day basis I must) - and there is nothing like those friends who have been with you through transformative times. I cry every time I watch the Sex and the City movie because I am so damn envious of the idea of 4 women so close, so totally in sync with one anothers lives...I wish I had the luxury of spending that time with those women I love.

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  7. A Great Choice Of Music!I was Thinking, While Reading About Brian's Buddy....
    It's Great When You Havnt Seen A Friend For A Long Time, You Re-Meet & The Gap Dissolves Immediately & You Just Pick Up From The Point You Left it.Happy T.T.'s!

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  8. Ronda, I was just thinking how I wish I had pictures of us dressed up. We found these hot pink short dresses (trimmed with sequins) to wear for our "performance" and the costume designer put my hair in a bee hive. Thanks for all the comments, one of the positive side effects of this theme was that it put me in such a good mood thinking about all my friends (sisters included, Jane!).

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  9. I love old friends... I love the way you can just pick up wherever you left off, even if it's a decade later :)

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  10. There is nothing better then to have friends to grow old with. I have friends that have become like family to me. I have family that have become friends. Once my 5 children stepped into adulthood and in those years of them moving away, we have become good friends. I treasure that we have this relationship.

    How neat that you and your friends would dress up and perform your favorite songs. Letting loose with good friends is a beautiful thing.

    Thanks for stopping by my happy hour. Glad that I found my way to your place. I will be back! Happy Friday! Lori

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  11. Supremes are one of my favorite groups. I'm glad for your strong friendships. Keep the home fires burning.

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